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SHADOWFELL DRAGONSThe dragons of the Shadowfell are unmatched inwickedness and hatred of life and light. A menace intheir own realm, they are absolute terrors when theyintrude on the natural world.Blight DragonCREATURES OF THE SHADOWFELL’S WASTELANDS,blight dragons spread destruction and death whereverthey go. They are filled with a dark impulse toscour the land and leech the vital energy from allliving things. Their mere presence turns plants todust and common animals to bleached bones.A blight dragon closely resembles a brown dragon,but its scales run more rust-red. Dust follows it whereverit goes, swirling about it in small eddies butwhipping up with flesh-shredding force when thedragon is enraged.Blight Dragon LoreA character knows the following information with asuccessful Arcana check.DC 20: A blight dragon transforms the landsaround its lair into a desolate waste, wiping out anyindigenous life. Such destruction is reason enough,but it also offers the dragon a clear view of any whowould risk their lives to spirit away its treasures.Adult Blight Dragon Level 12 Elite ControllerLarge shadow magical beast (dragon) XP 1,400Initiative +10 Senses Perception +11; darkvisionRuin (Necrotic) aura 5; any creature that enters the aura or startsits turn within the aura takes 10 necrotic damage.HP 254; Bloodied 127; see also dust stormAC 28; Fortitude 28, Reflex 24, Will 27Resist 10 fire, 10 necrotic; Vulnerable 10 radiantSaving Throws +2Speed 8, fly 5 (hover)Action Points 1m Bite (standard; at-will) ✦ NecroticReach 2; +16 vs. AC; 2d10 + 4 damage, and the target takesongoing 5 necrotic damage.R Life Leech (standard; recharge ⚃ ⚄ ⚅) ✦ Healing, NecroticRanged 10; +16 vs. Fortitude; 2d6 + 5 necrotic damage, andthe blight dragon regains a number of hit points equal to theamount of damage dealt.C Breath Weapon (standard; recharge ⚄ ⚅) ✦ Fire, NecroticClose blast 8; +16 vs. Fortitude; 1d10 + 7 fire damage, and thetarget takes ongoing 10 necrotic damage (save ends). Aftereffect:The target takes a –2 penalty to attack rolls until the end of thedragon’s next turn.C Dust Storm (minor; recharges when first bloodied)Close burst 3; +14 vs. Fortitude; 1d8+5 damage, and the targetis dazed (save ends). The blight dragon has concealment againstany creature that is dazed by this effect.C Frightful Presence (standard; encounter) ✦ FearClose burst 10; targets enemies; +14 vs. Will; the target isstunned until the end of the dragon’s next turn. Aftereffect: Thetarget takes a –2 penalty to attack rolls (save ends).Alignment Evil Languages DraconicSkills Endurance +17, Stealth +15Str 19 (+10) Dex 19 (+10) Wis 21 (+11)Con 23 (+12) Int 17 (+9) Cha 14 (+8)Blight Dragon TacticsA blight dragon begins a fight in the air. It uses frightfulpresence to pin its enemies in place, then spendsan action point to spew its breath weapon: a searingwind of grit and dust that rots whatever it touches. Itdescends to make gruesome bite attacks, as well asto ravage its enemies with its ruin aura, retreating asnecessary to heal itself with vital fluids drained fromits enemies. If the dragon feels overwhelmed, it stirsup a vicious dust storm to cover its retreat.198CHAPTER 4 | New MonstersTOMAS GIORELLO